January 20, 2015, 2:43PM

Quicken Loans is building a 66,000-square-foot technology center at 1401 Rosa Parks Blvd. in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Half of the building, including a 10,000-square-foot server room, will be available for lease when the center opens. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com Detroit)

January 20, 2015, 2:43PM

Quicken Loans is building a 66,000-square-foot technology center at 1401 Rosa Parks Blvd. in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Half of the building, including a 10,000-square-foot server room, will be available for lease when the center opens. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com Detroit)

January 20, 2015, 2:43PM

Quicken Loans is building a 66,000-square-foot technology center at 1401 Rosa Parks Blvd. in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Half of the building, including a 10,000-square-foot server room, will be available for lease when the center opens. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com Detroit)

November 04, 2014, 1:53PM

DETROIT, MI -- Two Quicken Loans employees in downtown Detroit had a Monday to remember when a well-known R&B star stopped by for an unexpected visit. Usher was all smiles in at the mortgage company's headquarters and dropped off VIP passes for his show Tuesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Want proof? Check out Quicken Loans founder and CEO Dan Gilbert's Twitter post below with a video that shows the reaction the employees gave. Full story »

November 04, 2014, 7:56AM

DETROIT, MI -- Billionaire Dan Gilbert addressed a variety of topics with The Wall Street Journal over the weekend that shed some light on his business interests in Detroit and Cleveland, and his overall vision for both areas. Full story »

September 29, 2014, 4:52PM

DETROIT, MI -- The positive press for Quicken Loans founder and CEO Dan Gilbert keeps rolling in. Forbes Magazine has the billionaire (reportedly worth $4.2 billion to be exact) on the cover of its latest issue. The cover story not only mentions Gilbert's ownership of more than 60 buildings in downtown Detroit, but also his push to attract young talent to the city, and even his pumpkin carving skills. Full story »

January 18, 2014, 2:05PM

Groggy computer programmers on Saturday huddled over laptops, some wrapped in blankets, pecking away and discussing software ideas, like a program that gauges your "twerking" abilities or an alarm clock phone app that quizzes you awake. Full story »

November 23, 2013, 8:46AM

DETROIT, MI - Detroit-based Quicken Loans, billed as the nation's largest online home lender, wants to give a big thank you to more than 150 active-duty and veteran military members. The company, owned by Dan Gilbert, plans to honor all of them Sunday at Ford Field when the Detroit Lions square off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Full story »

November 20, 2013, 6:02PM

DETROIT, MI - Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bolton has his sights set on Detroit for an ambitious project aimed to tell the world about its resurgence. Bolton told MLive on Wednesday his production company is working on a documentary about "the comeback of Detroit" that is expected to be released early next year. "What I see in Detroit is this kind of love and loyalty - through the best times and the hardest times," Bolton said. "And I love seeing that, and I love a comeback story. "Detroit (and the effort to produce the documentary) has become a central theme for me, my management, my crew and my film company." News of Bolton's documentary comes a few weeks before his Dec. 5 concert at the Macomb Music Theatre. Full story »

July 17, 2013, 4:07PM

DETROIT, MI - Quicken Loans founder and chairman Dan Gilbert, an avid supporter of Detroit's bid for the X Games has released a length statement pertaining to the network's decision Wednesday to pick Austin, Texas as its next host city. You can read the complete statement, e-mailed to MLive Detroit, below and share your thoughts in our comment section. Gilbert wants the public to "stay tuned" for "many more opportunities on the horizon" for the city. Full story »

June 13, 2013, 3:18PM

Community Vote - Third Place: "Blue Fountain Tower," Salvador Parra Espinosa and Selene Serna Contreras, De San Bernadino; Toluca, Mexico, replaces 50 percent of the site's current footprint with gardens that would be accessible at sidewalk level. It features retail, art galleries, offices, apartments, lofts, a school, gardens and terraces. Its designers call it an "icon for Detroit," and its...

June 13, 2013, 3:18PM

Community Vote - First Place: "Hudson's Quarter," Emilie M. Rottman and James G. Ramil; Washington DC, is a contemporary site for urban living designed to be a new "headquarters" for Detroit's renaissance. It honors the original Hudson's site and Detroit's historical surroundings, and the building's exterior includes an image of the original department store façade. Uses include retail, a gym,...

June 13, 2013, 3:18PM

Community Vote - Second Place: "Exten(D)," Extending Life in the D, Beyond the 9 to 5, Smith Group JJR-Diana Khadr, Tengteng Wang, Alexa Bush, Kyle Johnson, Jessie McHugh; Detroit, Michigan, features amenities to attract and retain visitors and commuters in the urban core to show them what Detroit has to offer after hours. It includes residential space, offices, a grocery...